Remembering the Tour to Spain
It’s hard to believe that our tour to Spain is already three months behind us! We all have fantastic memories not only of all the wonderful performances but also the amazing culture and history in such a fascinating country. Francesco Lecce-Chong said it so well when...
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The Amadeus Quintet
CONGRATULATIONS to the hardest working YC² chamber group The Amadeus Quintet placed SECOND on the 1st edition of the Best Dvořák Performance International Competition! The result was announced today on Antonín Dvořák's 176th birthday. The Quintet is comprised (from...
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Hallo from Sydney, Australia
Greetings from Robert Harris who is Principal Viola of Canberra Symphony in Australia! Rob recently got in touch with PYSO, remembering Bernard Goldberg as a major positive influence on his musical life when he studied in Pittsburgh from 1969 to 1972. Rob was PYSO's...
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PYSO & JOC in Valencia, Spain
The show MUST go on!
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Playing a concert in a town with a stone wall: Avila
Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 by Lexie Kroll Avila We were up and out the door fairly early this morning, because Avila is about a 90 minute drive from where we were staying in Madrid. Getting away from the city and driving through part of the countryside in Spain was very...
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Remembering Felix Cohen
The PYSO family is saddened by the passing of Felix Cohen who was PYSO Board President from 1989 to 1991 and a member of PYSO’s bass section from 1959 to 1961. Not that long ago, Felix came back to Pittsburgh to play in one of PYSO's alumni side-by-side concerts. He...
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Everyone makes it to Madrid
Monday, June 19th, 2017 by Lexie Kroll Delta arrives and the jetlag battle continues The most important thing of the day is that the Delta crew FINALLY made it to Spain (around 5:30 AM)! However, when we were reunited with them in the morning, some had been up for...
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First days in Spain, Last days in Atlanta
Sunday, June 18th, 2017 submitted by Lexie Kroll It was when the American Airlines flight landed at 9 AM that we first caught wind of what had happened to everyone flying on Delta, because they were supposed to beat us to the airport. It was when half of us turned...
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Travels to Europe: Day 1
Saturday, June 17th, 2017 by Lexie Kroll Worst problems for the American Airlines folks? An almost misplaced baggage ticket on some luggage, a trumpet that had to be carried in a scarf to Dallas Fort Worth because it was decided that the case was too big, and the...
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Final Rehearsal in the United States: The Inside Scoop!
Final US Rehearsal- Thursday, June 15, 2017 As PYSO's final rehearsal in Heinz Hall for the season came to a close tonight, I took a moment to sit back and realize how lucky and fortunate I was to be able to rehearse and perform in such a beautiful and historic...
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